Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers In Los Angeles, Orange County : Peck Law Group

Abuse in nursing homes is a sad, yet common reality that some families are forced to contend with. Though it seems inconceivable that anyone, male or female would even consider abusing an elderly person, it’s a very stark reality. At the Peck Law Group Los Angeles, one of our specialties that we are deeply passionate about is nursing home abuse law Los Angeles. We are as outraged by elder neglect as you are. We take your case seriously. Our skilled attorneys will work side-by-side with you to ensure that you get the best outcome possible.

What is Nursing Home Abuse in Los Angeles, Orange County?

• Failure of the medical staff to follow accepted safeguards when using heavy sedation, i.e. maintaining a safe environment for the sedated resident, frequent laboratory screening to assure that toxic levels of medication do not exist and physical monitoring of the resident for medication side effects (loss of appetite, difficulty in urination, constipation, etc.) Resident sustaining an injury while sedated.
• If the wrong medication was given to a resident or the resident failed to receive a prescribed medication, this is a sign of abuse.
• Rapid weight loss or weight gain by a resident without physician and family notification and a change in treatment being provided.

• Failure of the medical staff to regularly review and re-evaluate the usage of heavy medication by licensed nursing staff, pharmacists, physicians, and psychiatrists, and to inform the resident’s family of the situation.
• Unexplained or unexpected death of a resident.
• Nursing home equipment usage results in an injury to a resident.
• One nursing home resident injures another resident.
• A nursing home resident is injured by or verbally, psychologically abused by a staff member or another resident.
• A resident is sexually assaulted by another resident or a staff member.
• A resident is frequently ill, and the illnesses are not promptly reported to the physician and the resident’s family